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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 4032 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 4032 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
11 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15